Vintage Norton Saved From A Mercedes-Benz Bonfire
Jeff Koskie and I worked at Suzuki in the old Santa Fe Springs pagoda building way back in…well, a long time ago. Jeff has remained passionate about motorcycles all these years and is a member…
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Kawasaki Running When Parked Four Pack
Here is something you don’t see everyday. Four Running When Parked motorcycles offered from the same collection. And the ad was just updated explaining one of the four is now running. I don’t know how…
Top Stories Of 2021 From Jimmy Mac On Two Wheels
Calculating the top (most-clicked-on) stories of 2021 is fraught with technical difficulties. Stories posted early in the year have a marked advantage over a story posted in December. Stories that are “Updates” include tag-along readers…
Smoldering When Parked Honda VTX Needs Lots Of Attention
“I didn’t know my bike had a seat warmer. You smell something? Kinda like plastic and paint melting?” That’s what the poor owner was thinking the last time this Honda was ridden. No doubt it…
1988 Honda XR600 Served On A Plate
This 33-year-old Honda XR600 has been sitting for 10 years but was “running when parked.” The seller is pushing the fact that the bike was plated at one time. The catch is the bike is…
Mini Chopper 1979 Suzuki OR50 A Rare Find
I never understood why the Suzuki OR50 got released in America. It seemed like a bike made for the Japanese domestic market where smaller is smarter drives sales as opposed to the bigger-is-better mentality of…
Super Sweet BMW R65LS Runner When Parked Won’t Last
If this Running When Parked wasn’t on the other side of the country, I’d be headed to pick it up right now and drop it off at Central Texas Restorations. I’ve always liked the boxy…
Classic Kawasaki Running When Parked That Knocks Off A Classic BSA
It is said that imitation is the best form of flattery and in 1968 Kawasaki flattered BSA with their 650 W1. When new, the W1 probably did everything better than a BSA A10 Super Rocket…
Montgomery Wards Riverside 175cc Running When Parked
Here is a cool ’69 find just waiting for you to pick it up in St. Paul, Minnesota. Lightweight-motorcycles were all the rage (like e-bikes are today) in the late 1960s. Even mail-order/department store giant…